14 DAY TRIAL // She said she wasn’t sorry she was voted off American Idol and that she had a bad feeling her time on the show had come, but doors are not closed for Pia Toscano. The singer will perform on Dancing With the Stars next week, it has emerged.
American Idol and Dancing With the Stars are two of the biggest shows on TV right now and, soon enough, Pia will be able to say she’s performed on both, which, one might as well point out, not many aspiring singers have the chance to do.
TV Guide confirms that the deal for DWTS has been signed – and hints that Pia’s latest beau, dancer Mark Ballas may have had something to do with ABC’s decision to bring her on board.
“Pia Toscano, this season’s gone-before-her-time American Idol castoff, will perform on Dancing With the Stars. Looks like ‘dating’ Mark Ballas has its perks!” TV Guide says.
To make matters even more interesting, word has it that rumored boyfriend Ballas will actually dance to his rumored girlfriend Pia’s music.
“According to the show, Toscano will perform on next Tuesday’s results show. Ballas, to whom she’s been romantically linked, will dance to Toscano’s song with Karina Smirnoff,” the same e-zine states.
Given the recent wave of interest in Pia after the AI elimination, and taking into account that ratings for DWTS continue to be on the rise, EW’s PopWatch is weighing in on the discussion of what song Pia should sing.
Lots of people will undoubtedly tune in, so that leaves two possibilities: Pia will do one of those ballads she’s so good at, or she’ll do a more uptempo song to allow the focus to fall on Ballas and Smirnoff’s dancing.
“It’s safe to assume that the singer will do what she does best: perform a ballad. And any of the following would impress on the ABC show: ‘I’ll Stand By You,’ ‘All By Myself,’ ‘Where Do Broken Hearts Go,’ and ‘All in Love is Fair’,” EW writes.
As for the second possibility, “not only is it more fun to watch professionals execute numbers that require quick feet and attitude, but we can focus on Pia’s vocals and the dancing – a distraction that allows us to ignore her not-yet-refined performance skills,” EW adds.